Boo Williams again hosts many of the nation's top women's college basketball prospects at his annual Nike Invitational, with one new wrinkle: the elite teams now employ the league-style format that the Swoosh's boys' teams have used in recent years.

Boo's site is the first for Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) format for girls. Rather than compete for a tournament title, the 32 teams in the top division will play five games this weekend and more games at future EYBL sites in Chicago and Nashville.

The top 24 teams will qualify for the Nike Nationals at the end of the summer, in North Augusta, Ga.

"I think it'll be good for girls' basketball," Boo said. "It creates competition, it creates a buzz, it creates a 'wow' factor. It's been good for the boys."

The tournament runs Friday through Sunday and is based out of the BooPlex on North Armistead Ave. in Hampton. More than 200 teams and 2,200 athletes in six divisions will be spread out at sites all over the Peninsula.

Schedules and results for most of the competition can be found on the web at boowilliamsbball.org. EYBL games, results and stats can be found at nikeeyb.com.

"In business, you always try to stay ahead of the curve, and I think the EYBL did that for the boys," Boo said. "It created more competition, more exposure. I think it'll do the same thing for the girls. It creates opportunities for live-streaming games and television and sponsorships."

Boo said that the new EYBL format for girls requires a different approach than the typical tournament format.

"You have to put teams together different," he said. "(Before), you might put a team together just to win one tournament. Now, you have to put a team together for the whole summer. You want kids who get along, and you can't just throw out one bad weekend, because those losses stay with you."

Fourteen of the top 25 prospects in the HoopGurlz Class of 2015 and 13 of the top 25 in the Class of 2016 are scheduled to compete, including the No. 1-ranked players in each respective class: guard Asia Durr from Atlanta and forward Lauren Cox from Texas.

Boo figures to field one of the weekend's better EYBL teams, led by wing De'Janae Boykins from Maryland, guard Taja Cole from Richmond and guard Stephanie Watts from North Carolina.

The team also has 6-3 Dara Pearson from Hampton, a UNC Charlotte commitment, sophomore guard Gadiva Hubbard from state champion Princess Anne, the Virginian-Pilot's Tidewater Player of the Year, and Maury teammates Chanette Hicks and Gianna Smith.

Other top teams figure to be the Houston-based Cy-Fair Shock, Illinois-based Midwest Elite, North Tartan from Minnesota, the Tennessee Flight and Fairfax Stars.

Five To Watch:

Asia Durr, 5-10 G, Atlanta, Ga. Pistols. Consensus No. 1 player in Class of 2015. MVP of U.S. U16 team that won FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico last summer. Invited to U17 team tryouts next month for World Championship. Led St. Pius X Catholic High to second consecutive Georgia AAA state title. Averaged 24.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.5 steals.

Jessica Shepard, 6-3 F, Lincoln, Neb., All Iowa Attack. Top-10 prospect in Class of 2015. Committed to Nebraska. Already considered one of best players to ever come out of the state. Scholarship offer from Nebraska summer before her freshman year. Led Fremont HS to 22-4 record, averaged 30 points and 14.8 rebounds. High school teams are 71-9 in her three years, with 2013 state title. Invited to USA Basketball U18 team tryout in May.

Lauren Cox, 6-4 F, Flower Mound, Tex., Texas United. Consensus No. 1 prospect in Class of 2016. Played volleyball and basketball at Flower Mound HS; hopes to play both in college. Averaged 18.9 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.8 blocks. Member of USA Basketball U16 team last summer, invited to U17 team trials next month. Both parents played college basketball. Very athletic, runs floor extremely well for her size, 6-11 wingspan.